2013 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 42 - State Affairs and Government
Chapter 42-35 - Administrative Procedures
Section 42-35-5.1 - Regulatory agenda.

§ 42-35-5.1 Regulatory agenda. – (a) On January 15 and June 15 of each year, each agency shall prepare and file with the governor, the secretary of state, the president of the senate, and the speaker of the house a regulatory agenda which shall contain:

(1) A listing of all rules and orders promulgated since the preceding regulatory agenda, except orders of the human rights commission;

(2) A brief description of the subject area of any rule which the agency expects to prepare or promulgate prior to the filing of the next regulatory agenda including the objectives and legal basis for such rules and approximate schedule for completing action on the rules.

(3) The name and telephone number of an agency official knowledgeable concerning the items identified in subdivision (2).

(b) The secretary of state shall compile the regulatory agendas and provide copies to the public upon request at a cost not to exceed the actual cost of publication.

(c) Each agency shall endeavor to provide copies of its regulatory agenda to parties likely to be affected by proposed rules.

(d) Nothing in this section precludes an agency from considering or acting upon any matter not included in the regulatory agenda nor does it require an agency to consider or act upon any matter listed in the agenda.

History of Section.
(P.L. 1986, ch. 281, § 6; P.L. 2001, ch. 180, § 102.)